Colombia vs United Kingdom: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Colombia
-20.87 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
-14.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
73rd
United Kingdom rank
70th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Colombia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports -14.84 terawatt-hours against -20.87 terawatt-hours in Colombia, a difference of 6.03 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 73rd and United Kingdom ranks 70th of 79 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3925 terawatt-hours | -45.32 terawatt-hours | 45.71 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.1979 terawatt-hours | -29.49 terawatt-hours | 29.69 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.38 terawatt-hours | -13.31 terawatt-hours | 14.69 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1990s | -1.15 terawatt-hours | -35.71 terawatt-hours | 34.56 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.82 terawatt-hours | -5.22 terawatt-hours | 7.05 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.6141 terawatt-hours | -27.78 terawatt-hours | 28.39 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2020s | -2.39 terawatt-hours | -9.19 terawatt-hours | 6.8 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Colombia or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at -14.84 terawatt-hours against -20.87 terawatt-hours in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Colombia and United Kingdom?
- 6.03 terawatt-hours, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United Kingdom?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and United Kingdom rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Colombia ranks 73rd and United Kingdom ranks 70th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.